Topic: George Boyd´s Hot Jag SCCA racer one-off

[nicanary]

I thought I would just say - the exhaust is on the wrong side for a Jaguar XK engine. So either the photo has been reversed at some time, or there's a very complicated exhaust system under that bodywork.

[Paul Jaray]

Looking at 12 pages of results by D-Type drivers, the only name that fits is a Dan Boylan, but can't be since you wrote it's not Boyle but Boy___.
I thought it could be a Boyd/Boyde and browsing the 87 chassis history files recorded in a certain website, the only name that matches is George Boyd, who had #XKD529 in the 70s.
 

[nicanary]

Could we have an answer.......or another clue .

 

[grobmotorix]

Sorry - I oversaw this one - I´d say, this point goes to Paul Jaray.

The name I have is indeed "George Boyd" and his "Hot Jag" as Hot Rod magazine named it.

Unfortunately I did not save the date and # of the magazine when I scanned this article loooong long time ago (ca. 1999)

So please excuse the bad quality.

The Ford engine was replaced by a XK 120 block with XK 150 head if I read the blurred text correctly...

[grobmotorix]

As this was a black hole puzzle there were two points to be awarded, of course!

[Paul Jaray]

Thank you! 

[Paul Jaray]

Sorry - I oversaw this one - I´d say, this point goes to Paul Jaray.

The name I have is indeed "George Boyd" and his "Hot Jag" as Hot Rod magazine named it.

Unfortunately I did not save the date and # of the magazine when I scanned this article loooong long time ago (ca. 1999)

So please excuse the bad quality.

The Ford engine was replaced by a XK 120 block with XK 150 head if I read the blurred text correctly...

Hot Rod Magazine, April 1963.

[nicanary]

I thought I would just say - the exhaust is on the wrong side for a Jaguar XK engine. So either the photo has been reversed at some time, or there's a very complicated exhaust system under that bodywork.

The XK engine is mounted as you would expect, but seems to be angled downwards at the transmission end - it looks like the exhaust goes down and under, and then across to the other side!

[grobmotorix]

Thank you for the details, guys!